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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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48
It will be seen that the seasonal variations are not very marked ; (he highest
percentage of fat was in November and the lowest in June. From this, as well as the
figures given above, it would seem that the legal minimum for fat in milk is too low.
The regulations issued in 1923 respecting condensed milk and dried milk prescribe
that the equivalent of fat must be calculated on a 3.6 per cent. basis, and it seems
reasonable to suggest that the legal minimum for ordinary milk should be raised.
| article. | Purchased | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonds, grcund | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Apples | 35 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | £5 0s. 0d. costs |
| Asparagus, preserved | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bacon | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Beans, preserved | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Borax | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Boric ointment | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Brandy | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Butter | 59 | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cake | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ... | ... |
| Calomel ointment | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | £14 0s. 0d. fine |
| £2 2s. 0d. costs | ||||||
| Camphorated oil | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cheese | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chocolate | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cinnamon, ground | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cocoa | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Coffee | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Crab, preserved | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cream | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cream, preserved | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cream of tartar | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Currants | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Egg powder | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Egg substitute | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epsom salts | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gall and opium ointment | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gin | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ginger, ground | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gregory powder | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Herrings in tomato sauce | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ice cream | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jam | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Jelly crystals | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lard | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Loganberries | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lemonade powder | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Liniment of iodine | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 23 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Marmalade | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk | 179 | 175 | 4 | 2 | 0 | £4 4s. 0d. costs |
| Milk, condensed | 17 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk, dried | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Milk, sterilised | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mincemeat | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Olive oil | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paregoric | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pears, tinned | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peas, tinned | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pickled walnuts | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pickles | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pineapple, tinned | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pork and beans | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |